Ameena

Ameena is a 45-year-old married woman and a mother of six children. She is a vigorous lady and, for the past four years, has been running a business selling cloth. She buys cloth of different fabrics in various colors and designs from the wholesale market and then sells them to the people of her community. She has a varied customer base and is able to earn enough through her business.

Ameena is requesting a 35,000 PKR loan from the Kashf Foundation to buy a wide variety of cloth in different colors and designs to attract more customers and expand her inventory. She is in her second loan cycle with good repayment history. Ameena expects boost in her earnings with her loan and she plans to spend the part of her profits for the betterment of her family members.

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About Kashf Foundation

Kashf Foundation is one of the leading microfinance providers in Pakistan, focused on expanding financial access for poor women across the country. The organization’s economic empowerment program has grown from 913 clients in 1999 to 284,653 clients as of May 2012, with a current outstanding portfolio of US$32 million.

Kashf has trained over 227,000 clients in basic financial literacy and systemized financial education since 2010, in addition to providing training in gender justice and empowerment to over 12,500 participants since 2011. This group includes clients, their husbands and adolescent boys in their communities.

Over the past 16 years, Kashf has disbursed an estimated 2 million loans. Today, it operates in 16 districts in Punjab province and 1 district in Sindh province through a network of 157 branches. It plans to open 19 new branches to cover all four of Pakistan’s provinces.